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Sue Divin's Runaway Road is a riveting and moving story of family and belonging set in contemporary Northern Ireland, perfect for readers of Margaret McDonald's Glasgow Boys. 'An absolutely gripping read, the sort of book it's impossible to put down.' - Jan Carson 'Moving, funny, cinematic, compelling' - Bernie McGill 'This powerful, immersive story explores difference and belonging with real compassion and thoroughly engaging wit' - Byddi Lee, author of Barren Ezra is 16. He's no stranger to crossing the line, but this time it's really bad - and there's no going back. His only hope of escape is to cross another line, the Northern Irish border, but that will mean leaving behind the only thing that really matters, his little sister, Evie. Evie is 9 and sees it differently. Ezra took her into care, into safety, the last time they ran away. Why shouldn't she go on the run with him now?

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Set along the Irish border, this powerful, immersive story explores difference and belonging through characters who see and feel the world differently, with real compassion and thoroughly engaging wit. -- Byddi Lee, author of <i>Barren</i> Runaway Road is an absolutely gripping read, the sort of book it's impossible to put down. It's full of twists and turns, hilarious observations and genuinely moving moments. You'll miss spending time with Ezra and Evie the second you finish reading this book. -- Jan Carson Sue Divin is a brilliantly clever writer. The young voices of Ezra and Evie are pitch perfect; their journey across the border is adrenaline-fuelled; the dialogue sparkles with wit. Moving, funny, cinematic, compelling. As Evie might (not) say: ‘This was very popular with me.’ -- Bernie McGill, author of <i>The Butterfly Cabinet</i> Profoundly powerful, subtle and effective, this superb debut evokes the deep-rooted mistrust lingering in the wake of the Troubles, as well as a new, tentative flowering of hope and love. * The Guardian on Guard Your Heart * Truth Be Told is another unique and moving story from Sue Divin, and tells the story of Northern Ireland as warmly and insightfully as the story of her wonderful characters. -- Kelly McCaughrain, author of<i> Flying Tips For Flightless Birds </i>on <i>Truth Be Told</i> Runaway Road is a compelling story which asks us to contemplate where disadvantaged young people today find safety. We journey with Ezra and Evie into an unknown future, witnessing the forgiveness of good friends, grace in a bag of Monster Munch, and the hope that shines a light from the other side of an invisible border. -- Shirley-Anne McMillan

Set along the Irish border, this powerful, immersive story explores difference and belonging through characters who see and feel the world differently, with real compassion and thoroughly engaging wit. -- Byddi Lee, author of <i>Barren</i> Profoundly powerful, subtle and effective, this superb debut evokes the deep-rooted mistrust lingering in the wake of the Troubles, as well as a new, tentative flowering of hope and love. * The Guardian on Guard Your Heart * Truth Be Told is another unique and moving story from Sue Divin, and tells the story of Northern Ireland as warmly and insightfully as the story of her wonderful characters. -- Kelly McCaughrain, author of<i> Flying Tips For Flightless Birds </i>on <i>Truth Be Told</i> Runaway Road is an absolutely gripping read, the sort of book it's impossible to put down. It's full of twists and turns, hilarious observations and genuinely moving moments. You'll miss spending time with Ezra and Evie the second you finish reading this book. -- Jan Carson

A compelling, original story that will make you laugh, cry, and laugh til you cry. -- Michelle Gallen, on <i>Truth Be Told</i> Profoundly powerful, subtle and effective, this superb debut evokes the deep-rooted mistrust lingering in the wake of the Troubles, as well as a new, tentative flowering of hope and love. * The Guardian on Guard Your Heart * A compelling, engaging narrative. * Claire Hennessy, Irish Times on Guard Your Heart * Truth Be Told is another unique and moving story from Sue Divin, and tells the story of Northern Ireland as warmly and insightfully as the story of her wonderful characters. -- Kelly McCaughrain, author of<i> Flying Tips For Flightless Birds </i>on <i>Truth Be Told</i> Divin's second YA novel boasts all the power, humour and heartbreaak of Carnegie-shorted debut. * Imogen Russell Williams, Guardian on Truth Be Told *

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Sue Divin has a Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies and a career in Community Relations. Her short stories, flash fiction and poetry, have been published in a range of literary journals. Guard Your Heart, her debut novel, won the Great Reads Award (Ireland) and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Her second novel Truth Be Told won the McCrea Literary award and was shortlisted in the Irish Book Awards, Children's Book Ireland Awards and UK Literacy Awards and Southern Schools Book Awards. Her third novel Runaway Road will publish with First Ink in 2026.

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